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Post by Clueless Fan on Jan 19, 2016 10:56:52 GMT -5
On Thursday the Bears visit Johnson City to take on the 11-7 Buccaneers. Both teams are 4-1 in the SoCon and UTC is responsible for both teams' one lose.
Sagarin has Mercer at 136 and ETSU at 167 with ETSU favored to win by 1.
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 20, 2016 16:58:16 GMT -5
ETSU comes into this game after a loss to UTC. Prior to that they won 6 straight over weak competition. Narrowly winning by 4 @ Samford, by 3 at home vs. UNC-G, and by 4 on the road at N.C. Central (RPI 332).
ETSU does not rebound well, and now they have to play Mercer who is +11 per game. ETSU ranks 8th in the SoCon in defensive rebound percentage. If not for the Citadel chucking and ducking, they'd be a fraction from dead last.
Home court is a factor in any game, and I'm sure their fans will be amped up for this one. I just don't see ETSU overcoming their rebounding woes.
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 21, 2016 11:31:59 GMT -5
It's game day! Go Bears!
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Post by BearDownMU on Jan 21, 2016 20:11:57 GMT -5
Jelks having 4 fouls with 14 minutes left in the game is no bueno.
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Post by BearDownMU on Jan 21, 2016 20:19:19 GMT -5
Man. Chippy.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Jan 21, 2016 21:09:17 GMT -5
That sucks but no shame in losing to a top 4 conference team on their court.
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 22, 2016 8:22:33 GMT -5
I've never in my life seen a game like that. Stephon Jelks couldn't even breathe on the court without getting called for a foul. He basically didn't even get to play. It took overtime and home court for ETSU to barely beat Mercer, without Jelks in the game. The rebounding battle was also even at 37-37, without Jelks!! All this game does is reinforce to me that ETSU can't hang with Mercer.
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Post by Clueless Fan on Jan 22, 2016 10:14:15 GMT -5
To be fair to ETSU, they did miss a lot of shots which they might have normally made. I expect them to be a threat in the tourney as they do have some talent.
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Post by CaptainJack on Jan 22, 2016 12:21:12 GMT -5
I've never in my life seen a game like that. Stephon Jelks couldn't even breathe on the court without getting called for a foul. He basically didn't even get to play. It took overtime and home court for ETSU to barely beat Mercer, without Jelks in the game. The rebounding battle was also even at 37-37, without Jelks!! All this game does is reinforce to me that ETSU can't hang with Mercer. All this loss does is show you how ETSU can't hang with Mercer? Go sit in the corner and think about what you said. |
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 22, 2016 12:34:24 GMT -5
I've never in my life seen a game like that. Stephon Jelks couldn't even breathe on the court without getting called for a foul. He basically didn't even get to play. It took overtime and home court for ETSU to barely beat Mercer, without Jelks in the game. The rebounding battle was also even at 37-37, without Jelks!! All this game does is reinforce to me that ETSU can't hang with Mercer. All this loss does is show you how ETSU can't hang with Mercer? Go sit in the corner and think about what you said. It's not hard to figure out. ETSU barely won by a miracle against a team without their top scorer and top rebounder. |
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 22, 2016 12:37:54 GMT -5
To be fair to ETSU, they did miss a lot of shots which they might have normally made. I expect them to be a threat in the tourney as they do have some talent. Their only threats are Guyn and Cromer, and they both hit a high percentage (15/37 shooting for 41%). If anything, ETSU could shoot worse another time around. Especially considering that Cromer and Guyn did almost all of their damage on 2-pointers, where Jelks was missing in action. |
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Post by orangeandblack on Jan 22, 2016 12:45:14 GMT -5
Just for clarity, Jelks is not the *entire* team. I'm not trying to say that. The rest of the Bears were excellent, and the bench played great in a fill in role. They were probably gassed by the end, because Jelks was never able to come back in. The great news is that this team can still compete on the road without their top scorer/rebounder on the court. A 4 point lead at the half and Jelks coming back had me feeling good, but they hit him for fouls 3, 4 and 5 in a flash. One of them it didn't even look like he made contact on the replay.
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